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competency in skills and knowledge through assessment tests,
but are not required to complete a specific number of hours.
Accountant/Bookkeeper (1125CB V1) Competency-Based
STEAMS Central Inc.
Registered 2026
California (OA)
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Work Process Content
On the Job Training
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Skills
Operate accounting systems.
3
Operate accounting systems.
3
- Operate computers and computerized accounting systems.
- Use accounting software to record, store, retrieve, and analyze financial data.
- Access computerized financial information to answer account-related questions.
Organize and code financial data.
4
Organize and code financial data.
4
- Convert data among multiple digital or analog formats.
- Code financial data and documents according to organizational procedures.
- Compile data or documentation for operational or financial use.
- Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
Process financial transactions.
3
Process financial transactions.
3
- Execute sales and other financial transactions.
- Collect, receive, record, and bank cash, checks, vouchers, payments, or fees.
- Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.
Manage deposits and payroll data.
4
Manage deposits and payroll data.
4
- Prepare bank deposits, including verifying, balancing, and transmitting funds.
- Prepare and process payroll information.
- Compute payroll deductions.
- Complete and submit tax forms, workers’ compensation, pension, and other government documents.
Perform accounting calculations.
3
Perform accounting calculations.
3
- Debit, credit, and total accounts using spreadsheets or accounting software.
- Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, statements, and checks.
- Calculate and prepare payments for utilities, taxes, and other obligations.
Analyze financial data.
4
Analyze financial data.
4
- Perform financial calculations, including balances, interest, discounts, equity, and principal.
- Calculate costs of goods, services, materials, overhead, and expenses.
- Compile financial, accounting, statistical, or auditing reports and tables.
- Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data and entries.
Reconcile and monitor financial records.
3
Reconcile and monitor financial records.
3
- Reconcile sales, bank, and financial transaction records.
- Identify, document, and report discrepancies in records.
- Compile and prepare budget data based on revenues, expenses, and prior budgets.
Maintain financial compliance and records.
4
Maintain financial compliance and records.
4
- Monitor financial information, loans, accounts, and payment status.
- Monitor organizational compliance with financial regulations.
- Maintain financial, account, and inventory records.
- Prepare trial balances and maintain journals and ledgers.
Operate computers or computerized equipment.
1
Operate computers or computerized equipment.
1
- Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
Execute sales or other financial transactions.
1
Execute sales or other financial transactions.
1
- Prepare and process payroll information.
Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
4
Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
4
- Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.
- Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.
Compile data or documentation.
3
Compile data or documentation.
3
- Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.
Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.
1
Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.
1
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
0
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
0
Collect deposits, payments or fees.
1
Collect deposits, payments or fees.
1
- Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
Operate office equipment.
1
Operate office equipment.
1
- Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
Calculate financial data.
5
Calculate financial data.
5
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.
- Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
- Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.
- Compute deductions for income and social security taxes.
Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.
2
Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.
2
- Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
- Reconcile records of bank transactions.
Monitor financial information.
1
Monitor financial information.
1
- Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.
Code data or other information.
1
Code data or other information.
1
- Code documents according to company procedures.
Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
1
Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
1
- Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
File documents or records.
1
File documents or records.
1
- Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
1
Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
1
- Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
Convert data among multiple digital or analog formats.
0
Convert data among multiple digital or analog formats.
0
Maintain financial or account records.
4
Maintain financial or account records.
4
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
- Prepare trial balances of books.
- Perform personal bookkeeping services.
Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
2
Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
2
- Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents.
- Prepare purchase orders and expense reports.
Calculate costs of goods or services.
1
Calculate costs of goods or services.
1
- Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists.
Maintain inventory records.
1
Maintain inventory records.
1
- Maintain inventory records.
Operate computers or computerized equipment.
1
Operate computers or computerized equipment.
1
- Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
Execute sales or other financial transactions.
1
Execute sales or other financial transactions.
1
- Prepare and process payroll information.
Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
4
Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
4
- Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.
- Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.
Compile data or documentation.
3
Compile data or documentation.
3
- Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.
Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.
1
Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.
1
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
0
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
0
Collect deposits, payments or fees.
1
Collect deposits, payments or fees.
1
- Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
Operate office equipment.
1
Operate office equipment.
1
- Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
Calculate financial data.
5
Calculate financial data.
5
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.
- Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
- Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.
- Compute deductions for income and social security taxes.
Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.
2
Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.
2
- Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
- Reconcile records of bank transactions.
Monitor financial information.
1
Monitor financial information.
1
- Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.
Code data or other information.
1
Code data or other information.
1
- Code documents according to company procedures.
Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
1
Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
1
- Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
File documents or records.
1
File documents or records.
1
- Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
1
Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
1
- Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
Convert data among multiple digital or analog formats.
0
Convert data among multiple digital or analog formats.
0
Maintain financial or account records.
4
Maintain financial or account records.
4
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
- Prepare trial balances of books.
- Perform personal bookkeeping services.
Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
2
Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
2
- Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents.
- Prepare purchase orders and expense reports.
Calculate costs of goods or services.
1
Calculate costs of goods or services.
1
- Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists.
Maintain inventory records.
1
Maintain inventory records.
1
- Maintain inventory records.
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